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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Art | Australian, Aboriginal & International
• Sale Date:
  17 May 2021 ~ 6pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  6177
• Lot Description:
  Lyonel Feininger
  (1871-1956) USA/Germany
  Now-Then & Figure Studies & Sketch of a Two Masted Barque, 1890, Page from a Sketchbook
  Pen & ink
  11 x 18 cm
  Signed & dated three times
  Together with: Miller, Dorothy C. Lyonel Feininger Marsden Hartley, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1944, inscribed to endpaper: To my old Chum Fred, with love, Leo, quarto, blue cloth.
• Provenance:
  Collection of the Late Fred Werner, thence by Descent; Collection of a North Shore Lady
• Notes:
  Fred Werner (c.1850 Berlin-c.1920 Sydney) was life long friend of Lyonel Feininger, with whom he corresponded until his death, he returned to Australia during WWI, Feininger & Werner corresponded during & after. The Collection of 125 Feininger works from the Estate of Fred Werner was sold to the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1979 by his heirs. The work offered here was part of this collection & given to our vendor as payment for facilitating the sale through the artist, Harry Justelius to the Art Gallery. She is the ex wife of Fred Werner's Grandson. Fred Werner born Gottfried W Werner was an Australian composer, music teacher. He was possibly born near Berlin where he attended the prestigious Stern Conservatory and studied under Polish composer Theodor Kullak. He migrated to Coolabah near Dubbo in New South Wales, Australia around 1890. In 1902 he married Emma Durrell and had a son Charles. In 1910 he was appointed to the Staff of Sydney Conservatorium of Music where he taught keyboard and held several recitals. In 1915 he left teaching, possibly due to wartime Australian racism, & in 1916 he became licensee at the Coolabah Hotel. His best known student was Kate Rooney who succeeded in tours of London and USA
• Estimate:
  A$8,000 - 10,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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